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Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by ksec » Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 5:12 PM UTC

nojvek wrote: post #33

ksec wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think they are still operate pretty much like a separate entity. But yes, I really wish there are at least 2 full time compiler developer at Github working on RubyVM.

Stripe is probably the second biggest Ruby place after GitHub. They have pretty good sized teams working on Ruby tools like Sorbet.

Yes but the more the better :). We need to leverage all the resources we could get our hands on. Instead of having Shopify / Stripe funding all the work on JIT and other Core Ruby development.

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by Shadonototro » Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 9:06 PM UTC

cfeliped wrote: post #11

alberth wrote: post #4

Given that GitHub is a large Ruby on Rails app, I’m surprised we haven’t seen Microsoft doing more to improve the performance of Ruby language given they are one of a small handful of companies that have deep language/compiler talent. (Don’t take this as me knocking Microsoft. The speed of development on GitHub, VS Code and even Microsoft 365 has been phenomenal.)

VS Code is really great for the amount of features it has. GitHub is okay-ish. But Office 365? Teams is prob one of the worst apps I use nowadays. It consumes so much memory and cpu you would think it's actually mining crypto. Outlook is also a joke. Excel got better IMO. No strong opinions for other apps.

> VS Code is really great for the amount of features it has.

vscode isn't popular for being vscode

there was already atom back in the days

vscode became popular because it was "relatively" "faster" than atom, and was better at being hackable

vscode is now insanely popular due to its ecosystem, the people and their plugins made vscode popular

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by hiptobecubic » Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 9:39 PM UTC

Dowwie wrote: post #40

systemvoltage wrote: post #3

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out:…

I agree with you. Imagine that this comment were my only contribution to this message thread. Imagine that ten other people commented the same because the community was very engaged. Now, imagine that pattern of commenting across every discussion. Would an emoticon have been better?

+1

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by alyxw » Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 10:38 PM UTC

jtl999 wrote: post #25

systemvoltage wrote: post #3

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out:…

Does SourceHut support other change workflows than just email patches or has anyone else integrated such? (i.e a "PR" style module, Gerrit, etc.)

no